January 2009 Archives
Belgian royal reception
Belgium’s royal family held a New Year’s reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels on January 27. (Photos)
News from Monaco
This week Prince Albert II participated in Monaco’s annual ceremonies in honor of Sainte Dévote.
Where the Miracle Happens
Princess Ubolratana stars in the movie "Where the Miracle Happens," about a woman whose life changes after her daughter dies in a car accident. The princess attended a screening of the movie in Los Angeles on January 25.
Prince of Wales in Lincolnshire
On January 20, Prince Charles was in Lincolnshire. He visited many places, including Hill Holt Wood in Norton Disney, where he met young people learning woodcraft skills, and the Thorold Arms pub in Marston, which is particpating in the prince’s “Pub Is The Hub” initiative. (Photos)
Three years for royal insult
Below: Australian writer Harry Nicolaides arrives at the crime court in Bangkok. He was sentenced to three years in jail after he pleaded guilty to insulting Thailand’s royal family in a novel. (Photo credit: PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
Spanish royal photos
Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Spain attended official audiences at Madrid’s Zarzuela Palace on January 14. (Photos)
On the following day they joined King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia for an ambassadors’ reception at the palace. (Photos)
Albert in Antarctica
Monaco’s Prince Albert, who is visiting Antarctica, says there are "alarming signs" of climate change.
(Photo credit: Frederic Blomqvist/AFP/Getty Images)
